Laundry appliance



oct. 2,1923. www@ A.F.HANNEY LAUNDRY APPLIANCE Filed Au 2. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. F. HANNEY LAUNDRY APPLIANGE Oct. 2

Filed Aug. 2, y1920 2 Shets-Sheet 2 MMM/m' Patented @en Z, i923.

snaren `si`aras insane sweaters@si* nous RHANNEY, OFJCHICAGO, ILLINOIS. f

:LAUNDRY APrIIAivoE.; 1

Apinicanoafne'd nugget 2, 1920, sei-iai nofkioojsie.

T'ooZZ whom it mag/concern? i Be :itlrnovvn that I, ANGUsIFHANNfEY, a

.citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain nevv and4 useful 'Improvements vin lifaundry Appliantes, of which iherfoiiowingjis @Speci- Y which,V

iication.

My'invention relates and improvements in `laundry appliances and finoreparticularly to appliances for handling laundry markers, the object of the invention being "top-rovide a' simple. and ef- .cient arrangement for the purpose, by

means of vwhich the handling of markers `tor laundry purposes is vgreatly facilitated.

@ther objects will appearv hereinafter; The invention ,consists in the combina tion and arrangements of parts hereinafter Fig. 4c, asection'taken on lineV lof said lFig. 1,

5 a side View of a carrier employed inthe appliance shown in position of use, Fig. 6, av detailed side view otonev of a plurality oflaundrymarkers employed in vthe vapplianceV and inV open position,

A Fig. 7, a view similar to'Fig; 6, but showing the markers in a closed position, and Fig. l8fis' a fragmentary, sectional detail vien7 taken substantially Online ,8-8 of The preferred form of construction as ilf Vlustrated in the drawings comprises a laundrymarker holderhaving end plates 8 connected by three rods -orbars 9,.'said rods or bars 9 being arrangedy to support a plurality of laundry markers lO as indicated. Each of the markers Q10 is provided` Withl a pin point 1l and a co-operating lock12'pivoted thereon; Each marker is also provid'edwith a slot 01' perforation 13 arida suitable trg- Vinally holds said side elevation a laundry ger- 14V traversing A 'on'elend ofi-said slot and adapted and arrangedto lock the l'locking member 12 in locking position as indicated in Fig. 7 The specific form of the marker loeo'n'stitutes thefsubject matter of'a separate yapplication bearing Serial No.'` 400,85() filed on even date herewith and is vthere fully described and illustrated, .the only feature ofsaid marker which is material here be'- ing the slot`13.

A Wire bail l5 hasits ends 16 pivotally r mountedin the endV plates 8 and is adapted.

and varranged to befsvvung over the lupper. i

edges of the Inarlners 10 to hold thesame 'in place' on the. supporting bars 9, va tension spring 17 being connectedfvvith saidbail and s f arranged and adaptedv to hold thef'same in such engagement.V The bail 15 is angularly .70

formedas indicatediand thespring 17 connected therewith byfmeansl of, an eye-17.

resting inthe angle of said bail but: sliding or inoperative positions."

I alsoprovide a carrier 18. in;nthe for1n freely thereon anfdwvherebys'aid spring norbailan either its operative of abar adaptedt passthroughthe slots .13

inthe markers 10, said carrier being removably supported on a suitable brackety 4r19.

The 'ca'rrierjy 18Y alsoy constitutes Vpart of ,the Ysaid separateap'plication and is fully illustrated and Adescribed therein, Yit being suffi'- cient to' -stateherethat saidcarrier is such that the 'markersvlQ slideffre'ely thereon and Vare v adapted and arranged to release the laundry VarticlesfQO duringsiich sliding.`

l also provide a clamping'platef2l,sub s tantially in U ,formV as indicated, and slid- Y ying 'freely upon the rods v9. The clamping plate 21 carriesa jclampinglever22fpivotally mounted thereon 'andnormally pressed j by a .coiled spring 23 to clamping engagement `withthelowermostof the rods 9 and vvhelieby said clampingplate 2l may be, readily adjustedalong the rods. 9 and secured in. adjuste'd p ositions. TheV end plates 8 are provided With registeringgnotches 24 and the clamping-. plate 21 is providedwith a corre'- sponding' registering notch 25 adapted to receive the oarrierjbar 18 when the markers .i

are in position on the rods9.

In operation' theinarlrers areiasseinbled A on the carrier bar 18 as lindicated in Vfull lines inFig. 5. The carrier bar Vi8 is then detached from the bracket 19 and With the markers l() thereon inserted in the holder between the end plates 8 and resting upon the'iods 9. Clamping plate 21j is -1tlien adjusted into clamping engagement with said markers as indicated in Fig. l and the bail Vl5 adjusted into holding-engagement with the upper edges of said markers, as indicated. Then the carrier bar 18 is removed by sliding the same longitudinally through -preferred form of constructionlior carry-v the Work from laundryV oit'A that' particular customer thus'greatly facilitatingthe operation of the laundry.

Wha@ i havefiiiusmaa; mariescribea the iii'gihy invention into effect; this is capable of 'variation' and modiication ijvithout'V departing` from the spirit oil the invention. therefore, do' not wish' kto Vbe limited to the precise details' of'c'on'stiuction setY forth, but desire'to avail myself of .such variations and modiicat'ionsv ascome Within the VscopeV of the appended claims. y

Having described my invention, What I claim as new7 andvde'siie to secure bylietters Patent is n i l. A device of theclfass described comprising a holderradapted and arranged to receive markers; ineansjior detachabl7 holding said lriijarlreri-i in said holder' in the ord-er received; means Jror preventing the removal `of said markers from said holder; and @means for holding said holding'me'ans in its operative position ivh'en said Ymarkers, are being received Vorieiii'oved from said holder.

.2. A holder of the Vclass described Vcoin- .pris'ing similar' end plates and barsconnecting' said plates together, said bars beingarranged and adapted to receive and support a number ot laundryl markers from a marker carrier. VV y c 3. A device or the' class described vCoinprising a lholder adapted and arranged to receive markersA from ja carrier, means for Y'detachably holding said markers in said holder means for holding said holding irean's in its inoperative position While said markers are being' transferred from said carrier to 'said holder, and means adapted to be adjusted into` clamping engagement WithV said markers. to hold said markers in the order received. o

1 1l.. A device of the class described comprising'a helder adapted aiidarrangedi to rev tive position.

ceive markers; means vfor detachably holding said markers in'said holder and slidably mounted means adapted and arranged to be adjusted into clamping'engageinent with said markers for holding' said markers in said holder inthe order received. c f

5. A laundry marker holder comprising supporting bars adapted and arranged to supporta pluralityr of removable markers and a U-shapedclampingplate mountedto slide-on ysaid bars and adapted to beY adjusted into clamping engagement With said markers. f Y 'I y Y 6. A `laundry markerv holder` comprising ,a

support adapted and arranged to support 'a plurality of markers'therein.; andjpivotally mounted means for detachablyl securingcsaid markers in said holder and a-spring member associated with saidseeuring means .for holding saidv means 7. A laundry marker holder comprising two: siin'lar en d plates;,three bars :connectingsaid end plates; a spring held'clamp slidable on said bars; andmeans for detachably Y in its "operative or inopeitfaholding markers inengagenientvvith. said bars.

8. A laundryinarker holder comprising i' i two similarend plates; three bars connecting said end plates., a clamp jslidable onl said bars; means-Tier detachablyj holding markers' inv engagement with said bars com'pris- A ing a ivir'e bail pivotally connected with said i Y end plates and adapted andV arranged tof enygage the edges oi niarlrerssupported on 'said bars; anda spring holding-said bail'rinV operative engagement With said markers.Y

1' 9. 'A device Vofthe class described incliid- 'ing a marlierc'arrier, anda marker .holder adapted and arrangedl to receive markers Y from., said lcarrier.VV Y

10'. A device ofthe class described included' andv arranged to receive markers-.from said carrierand hold said markers inthe same order' as carried by said carrier-upon ioo a marker carrier, a marker holder adapt- V Vremovingsaid markers vsimultai ieeusly .from

said carrier.

"1 ll. A laundry in'arln-irv .lioldercomprisiiig end plates and bars connecting said plates y together, said bars being adapted to support a number of markers .received from a carrier; and a member'c'arried by said endV Y plates 'adapted for' engagement with saidY Vmarkers for releasably lioldingjsaid markers on said supports upon removal from said carrier. 'Y

l2. A' laundry inarkerfholder comprising 'similar Yend platesbja'rs connecting said en d platesand arranged and ad-aptedtoreceive and'support'a uplurality of markers Y' from a carrier; Va `clamping member lmounted on said bars `adapted to be brought'into engagement with said marl'rers; Wirejmember carried by said plates adapted for "en-Y iai@ gagement with said markers for holding In testimony whereof I have signed my said markers in engagement yWith saidV bars name to this specification in the presence ofV upon removal of. said markers from said two subscribing Witnesses.

carrier; @and a spring member carried by p. a ANGUSLF. HANNEY. 5 one of said plates and connected to'said Wire Witnesses: v 'n member for holding said member in either f JOSHUA, R. H. Po'r'rs,

its operative or inoperative position. v Rosn K., TRIB. 

